Coin delivery chute



1943- A. R. BUCHHOLZ ETAL 2,311-732 COIN DELIVERY CHUTE Filed Dec. 10, 1941 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTORS BY a n g. finuoL v ATTORNEYS.

Feb. 23, 1943. A, uc b z ETAL 2,311,732

com DELIVERY GHUTE Filed Dec. 10, 1941 s Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORN m.

Feb. 23, 1943. A, R, BUCHHOLZ E 2,311,732

COIN DELIVERY CHUTE 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Dec. 10, 1941 s a w M m T M j/ W 5 i 6 w H 7 M 5 1 Y 4 v M. B 6 5 a 9 04 wk 4 a k WEE M. M34 5 4 Patented Feb. 23, 1943 Arnold R. Buchholz and Otis E. Hoffman, Watertown, Wis., assignors to Brandt Automatic Cashier Company, Watrtown, Wis., a corporation of Wisconsin Application December 1941, Serial No. 422,374

6 Claims.

Theinvention relates to coin dispensing devices and more particularly to the delivery means of such devices.

Usually in coin dispensing devices the coin is delivered from the machine through a chute having a delivery opening or pocket usually placed in a position within reach of the party receiving the change. As an example of such a chute structure, reference is here made to U. S. Patent No. 2,163,082, dated June 20, 1939, to Edward -J. Brandt. There are certain disadvantages attendant on the use of a chute having a single delivery opening in that sometimes the party receiving the change takes a relatively long time to remove the same from the delivery pocket, and during this time the operator of the machine has to wait before serving another customer. Also the recipient delivery chute structure is not well adapted for use in making up a series of pay roll envelopes. The object of the present invention is to provide a delivery chute structure in "which the delivery of coins to the delivery pocket may be interrupted by the operator of the change dispensing machine and the coins diverted through an operator controlled opening to within easy reach of the operator of the machine. Thus, if the operator of the coin dispenser finds that the change recipient is taking too long to remove his change, he may divert the next customers change into his own hand by the mechanism of the invention and hand this change to this next customer while the previous recipient completes removing his change from the delivery pocket. Also where the operator has to supply change for pay roll envelopes, the mechanism of the present invention permits a direct chuting of the change into the envelope or the hand of the operator filling the envelope. More particularly, according to the present invention, we have provided a movable section in the coin discharge path and a door controlled opening adjacent said movable section, the movable section and the door each adapted to be held in an open position under the control of the operator. By using a separate door, the door and its mounting may be so designed that when the operators hand is moved to open the door, he does not have to change the position of his hands to immediately receive the coins as they fall through the opening controlled by the door.

A further object of the invention is to associate the chute control of the present invention as a removable part of the chute structure.

The invention further consists in the several features hereinafter set forth and more particularly defined by claims at the conclusion hereof In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a plan View of a discharge chute structure embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a detail vertical sectional view taken on theline 2-2 of Fig. 1';

Fig. 3 is a side elevation view of parts of the chute structure, parts being broken away;

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of parts of the chute structure; 7

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view taken on the broken line 5-5 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view similar to Fig. 5 with the parts in position for delivery to the operator;

Fig. 7 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 'l"! of Fig. 3, showing the operator controlled door locked in open position;

Fig. 8 is a detail plan view of the parts shown in Fig. {7; V

Fig. 9 is an elevation View of an end plate for readily connecting adjoining chute sections together.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, the numeral Ill designates any suitable coin dispensing machine having a narrow inclined chute ll into which the coins are delivered and along which they are free to roll or slide on edge to a position exterior of the machine. Further details of the coin release mechanism have not been shown as the invention does not reside therein but in the structure for delivering the coins from the machine.

The structure is shown herein as formed of two chute 'se'ctionsA and B. The structure of the outer end section A is well known and is shown and described in detail in Patent No. 2,163,082,

previously referred to. Briefly, this section includes a chute or spout 53 which discharges at its outer end into a delivery pocket or cup l4 and which at its inner end is pivotally mounted on a part 15 which is adapted to be connected to the outer end of the chute section B. The pivotal connection includes a pivot pin l5 depending from the chute I3 and extendin through a pivot opening ll in the part I 5 and threaded to receive a wing nut !8 by which it is clamped to said part, the angular positioning of the chute 53 being further assisted by providing intermeshing tooth sector portions I9 and 20 on the chute and part !5, respectively. The inner end of this chute section A is provided with a plate 2! similar to the plate 22 shown in Fig. 9 as provided with a chute slot 23, a keyhole type screw-receiving has a bottom outlet 33 with the block 32 having its side 34 inclining downwardly at one side of said outlet to assist in deflecting coins into said outlet.

A tiltable chute member 35 is mounted in the opening 21 and normally forms the bottom of a delivery chute including the plates 28 and 29 and is secured at its delivery end upon a shaft 36 pivotally mounted in the frame 26. At its upper end the member 35 alines with the extended end 31 of the chute H, and at its lower end 38 it extends out beyond the frame 26 to aline with the upper end of the chute l3. The chute member 35 is adapted to be tilted to the dotted line position shown in Fig. 2 and be secured in this position by a pin 39 which is slidably mounted in a bore 40 intersecting the opening 21 and adapted to be held in operative or inoperative position by means of a detent or ball 4| engageable in either the annular groove 42 or 43 in the pin and yieldably held therein by means of a fiat spring 44 yieldingly engaging the ball at one end and anchored at its other end by a screw 45 secured in the frame 26. When the chute member 35 is in a raised position, the chute II is adapted to discharge coins into the bottom outlet 33.

Passage of coins through the outlet 33 is controlled by a door 46 which is disposed to swing transversely of said outlet and pivotally mounted on a shaft 41 carried by the frame 26 and normally held in its closed position by a coiled torsion spring 48. This door has a curved handle portion 49 which may be readily pushed against by the fingers of the operator as he moves his hand into position to receive coins delivered from the changer ID to the outlet 33. In moving his hand to open the door the operator does not have to shift the position of his hand relative to the door in order to receive the coins discharged through the outlet 33. The door has a crank arm 50 having a conical roller 5| mounted thereon at its outer end which is adapted to engage with the projection 52 of a lever arm 53 fixedly mounted on the pivot shaft 36. The arm 53 is normally held against a stop 54 with the chute 35 in its delivery position by means of a coiled spring 55 secured at one end to said arm and at its other end to said frame. This spring 55 normally acts through the arm 53 and shaft 36 to return the chute member 35 to its delivery position except when the inner end of said chute is engaged by the pin 39. With the chute 35 in its delivery position when the door 46 is opened to allow coins to be diverted through the opening 33, the roller 5| is swung upwardly engaging the projection 52 and swinging the lever arm 53 upwardly which in turn swings the chute member 35 upwardly to a non-delivery position shown in dotted lines in Figs. 2 and 3 and into a position to be held, if desired, by the pin 39. This upward swinging of the chute 35 is coincident or simultaneous with the opening of the door 46 except when the chute 35 is held in an upper locked position by the pin 39.

The spring 48 normally acts to return the door 46 to its closed position as soon as opening pressure thereon is released by the operator, but means are provided for holding said door in open position when desired. This means includes a locking latch 54 pivotally mounted on the lower side of the chute section B upon a pivot bolt 55 secured to the frame 26, said latch having a handie 56 facing the operator and a locking recess 51, which, when the door 46 is in an open position, acts as a stop to prevent closing of the door by the spring 48 and also the chute member 35 controlled b said door until said latch is swung to the release position shown in Fig. 4. The latch 54 is normally restrained from free movement by a spring washer 58 held against it by the bolt 55.

The plate 2| is secured to the inlet end of the chute frame 26 by screws anchored in the frame and passing through the holes 59 and is adapted to be secured to a plate 60 at the side of the machine In by a top screw 6| and bottom screws 62. Connection between the chute section B and the machine is readily effected by slipping the head of the screw 6| through the big end of the slot 24 and then sliding the chute down to move the slots 25 under the heads of the screws 62, and then the screws may be tightened up. The connection between the chute sections A and B is similarly effected, the plate 2| being similar to the plate 22 and being connected in abutting engagement with a plate 63 on the delivery and of section B by an upper screw 64 and lower spaced screws 65.

The operation in brief is, as follows:

If the operator wishes to deliver the change from the machine In directly to the recipient, the chute sections A and B forms a continuous chute whose delivery outlet is the pocket [4 from which the change may be removed by the customer. During this delivery the coins roll on edge from .the chute through the chutes of sections A and B and into the cup |4. If for any reason, as for example, delay in the customers withdrawal of the change from the pocket M, the operator desires to dispense change to another customer, he may do so by pushing the handle 49 of the door 46 substantially straight away from him, thereby opening up the delivery opening |3 adjacent his hand and at the same time through the roller 5| and lever 53 moving the chute member 35 to an upwardly non-operative position, so that the change from the machine will be delivered through the outlet 33 directly into his hand, so that he can give the next customer his change while waiting for the first customer to remove the change from the pocket I4. If for any reason it is not desired to dispense the change direct to the customer, then he may hold the chute member 35 in an inoperative position by moving the locking pin 39 to its position beneath the upper end of the chute so as to prevent its return movement coincident with the opening and closing of the door 46. If as sometimes happens in the filling of pay roll envelopes it is desired to keep the opening 33 open for a considerable period, then the operator in moving the door 46 to an open position and instantly through this action moving the chute member 35 to an inoperative position may hold both of these members against return movement by turning the latch 54 to a position in engagement with a part of the door 46, so that then the change from the macgiaine will be chuted directly through the opening We desire it to be understood that this invention is not to be limited to any particular form or arrangement of parts except in so far as such limitations are included in the claims.

What we claim as our invention is:

1. In a coin delivery machine of the character described having an outwardly extending coin chute, said chute having in combination a delivery pocket at its outer end, a movable chute member intermediate its ends and an opening below said movable chute member within ready reach of the operator of the machine, a door member movable transversely of said chute and controlling passage of coins through said opening, and an operative connection between said control member and said tiltable chute member, the movement of said control member to open position permitting diverting of coins through said opening while said movable chute member is in an inoperative position.

2. In a coin delivery machine of the character described having an outwardly extending chute, said chute having in combination a delivery pocket at its outer end, a tiltable chute member intermediate ends ends and an opening below said tiltable chute member within ready reach of the operator of the machine, a door member pivotally mounted to swing transversely of said chute member and controlling passage of coins through said opening, and an operative connection between said control member and said tiltable chute member, the movement of said control member to open position permitting diverting of coins through said opening while said tiltable chute member is in an inoperative position.

3. In a coin delivery machine of the character described having an outwardly extending chute, said chute having in combination a delivery pocket at its outer end, a tiltable chute member intermediate its ends and an opening below said tiltable chute member within ready reach of the operator of the machine, a door member movable transversely of said chute member and controlling passage of coins through said opening, an operative connection between said door member and said tiltable chute member for tilting said chute member upwardly when moving said door to open position, means acting normally to return said tiltable chute member to its chute functioning position, and means, under the control of the operator, for holding said chute in inoperative position independently of said door member.

4. In a coin delivery machine of the character described having an outwardly extending chute,

said chute having in combination a delivery pocket at its outer end, a tiltable chute member intermediate its ends and an opening below said tiltable chute member within ready reach of the operator of the machine, a door member movable transversely of said chute member and controlling passage of coins through said opening, an operative connection between said door member and said tiltable chute member for tilting said chute member upwardly when moving said door to open position, means acting normally to 7 return said tiltable chute member to its chute functioning position, means under the control of the operator, for holding said chute in inoperative position independently of said door, and means for normally holding said door member in its closed position.

5. In a coin delivery machine of the character described having an outwardly extending chute, said chute having in combination a delivery pocket at its outer end, a tiltable chute member intermediate its end and an opening below said tiltable chute member within ready reach of the operator of the machine, a door member movable transversely of said chute member and controlling passage of coins through said opening, an operative connection between said door member and said tiltable chute member for tilting said chute member upwardly when moving said door to open position, means acting normally to return said tiltable chute member to its chute functioning position, means, under the control of the operator, for holding said chute in inoperative position independently of said door, means for normally holding said door member in its closed position, and means for locking said door member in its open position.

6. In a coin delivery machine of the character described having a chute disposed therein, a delivery mechanism for directing coins from said chute to a place of deposit comprising a chute section detachably secured to said machine, and a chute section detachably secured to said first named chute section and provided with a delivery cup, said first named chute section provided with a tiltable chute extending for substantially its entire length and with a bottom delivery opening and with means for tilting said chute for diverting coins from the chute in the machine through said opening.

ARNOLD R. BUCHHOLZ. OTIS E. HOFFMAN.

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION.

,Patent No. 2, 511,752. February 25, 19%.

ARNOLD R. BUCHHOLZ, ET AL.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 5 first c oll lmn, line 25, for "ends" first occurrence, read -its--; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 6th day of April, A. D. 1915. 7

Henry Van Arsdale,

(Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

